Be – questions and short answers: A1 Grammar Exercises

10 A1 Grammar exercises on “Be – questions and short answers”, with answers. Complete each task and check it straight away. Free, no account needed.

SkillGrammar
LevelA1 Beginner
Exercises10
Gaps56
Topic2 of 66

Before you start. The verb to be has three present forms: I am, he/she/it is, you/we/they are, often shortened to I'm, she's, they're. Verb to be: how it works

Exercise 1. Choose the correct words to complete the questions.

  • 1
    Where you are / are you / is you from?
  • 2
    Is he / He is / Are he married?
  • 3
    Are she / She is / Is she from London?
  • 4
    You are / You is / Are you here with your family?
  • 5
    Is you / Are you / You are Turkish?
  • 6
    What their names are / is their names / are their names?
  • 7
    Are Enzo / Is Enzo / Enzo is Spanish?
  • 8
    Is Joe and Mel / Joe and Mel are / Are Joe and Mel American?

Exercise 2. Complete each short answer with the correct form of be. Use contractions where possible. (Sometimes there is more than one possible answer.)

7 gaps
  • 1
    A
    Are you Indian?
  • B
    Yes, I am.
  • 2
    A
    Is David a good tennis player?
  • B
    No, .
  • 3
    A
    Are you and your brother here on holiday?
  • B
    No, .
  • 4
    A
    Is New York a friendly city?
  • B
    No, .
  • 5
    A
    Are you from Edinburgh?
  • B
    No, .
  • 6
    A
    Is Julia British?
  • B
    Yes, .
  • 7
    A
    Are your friends cool?
  • B
    Yes, .
  • 8
    A
    Are Alan and Sue here today?
  • B
    No, .

Exercise 3. Complete the conversations. Use contractions ‘s, ‘re and isn’t if possible.

8 gaps
  • A
    My friend Tony (1) ’s English. He (2) very kind.
  • B
    (3) he from London?
  • A
    Yes, he (4) .
  • A
    My friends, Joe and Mel, (5) American. They (6) very warm and friendly.
  • B
    (7) they married?
  • A
    No, the (8) . They (9) just good friends.

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Exercise 4. Find and correct the mistake in each sentence.

  • 1
    My mother and father is from Moscow. are
  • 2
    She really’s friendly.
  • 3
    Donatella are Italian.
  • 4
    Im’ from Paris, the capital of France.
  • 5
    You are Italian or Spanish?
  • 6
    There from San Francisco.
  • 7
    A Is you and your friends American?
  • B No, we are’nt.
  • 8
    A Are Maria from Rio de Janeiro?
  • B Yes, she’s.

Exercise 5. Write questions for the answers. Use the word in italics to start your question.

5 gaps
  • 1
    Are ? No, I’m not. I’m Brazilian.
  • 2
    Is ? Yes, she’s very kind.
  • 3
    Are ? No, they aren’t. They’re from Germany.
  • 4
    What’s ? My name’s Abdul Aziz.
  • 5
    Where ? I’m from Poland.

Exercise 6. Write questions and short answers.

  • 1
    you Russian? Yes
  • 2
    she your sister? No
  • 3
    they friendly? Yes
  • 4
    you both from the USA? No
  • 5
    he well-known? No

Exercise 7. Complete the conversation with one word in each gap. A contraction (I’m, you’re, he’s) is one word.

7 gaps
  • A
    Hello. What’s (1) name?
  • B
    I’m Juan.
  • A
    (2) you from Spain?
  • B
    No, (3) from Mexico.
  • A
    And that woman over there. Is (4) your sister?
  • B
    No, she (5) . She’s a student at my school.
  • A
    OK. And (6) she from?
  • B
    She’s Italian. (7) from Venice.

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Exercise 8. Put the words in the correct order to make questions..

7 gaps
  • 1
    her / what / name / ’s? What’s her name?
  • 2
    from / are / you / where?
  • 3
    American / are / you?
  • 4
    she / popular / is?
  • 5
    names / are / what / your?
  • 6
    friends / you / are?
  • 7
    is / cold / it / very?
  • 8
    from / he / is / France?

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Exercise 9. Match questions 1–7 with short answers a–g.

6 gaps
  • 1
    d Is she Italian?
  • 2
    Are you teachers?
  • 3
    Are Robert and Helen here today?
  • 4
    Is it a beautiful city?
  • 5
    Am I late?
  • 6
    Is he on holiday?
  • 7
    Are you from England?
  • a)
    No, he isn’t.
  • b)
    No, they aren’t.
  • c)
    No, you aren’t.
  • d)
    Yes, she is.
  • e)
    No, I’m not.
  • f)
    Yes, we are.
  • g)
    Yes, it is.

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Exercise 10. Complete the conversations with the correct form of be. Use contractions if possible.

16 gaps
  • 1
    A
    Hi, I ’m Manuel.
  • B
    Hi, Manuel. Where you from?
  • A
    I from Lima, in Peru.
  • 2
    A
    See that footballer. What his name?
  • B
    He Philip Lahm.
  • A
    Where he from?
  • B
    He from Germany.
  • 3
    A
    Excuse me, where you from?
  • B
    We from Japan. We here for the World Cup.
  • 4
    A
    Hi, my name Alice, and this my sister, Marta.
  • B
    Hi, Alice. Hi, Marta. you from England?
  • A
    No, we . We American. We from New York.
  • B
    Oh really? My cousins from New York.

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